Facilities Manager

Job Title: Facilities Manager Hours of Work: Full time, 40 hours per week over 5 days - with shift patterns of earlies, lates and weekend work. Occasional opportunity for overtime. Reports to: Head of Facilities Start date: As soon as possible Salary: £37,367 per annum (This will be increased from September 2026 as a result of the annual Governors review) . The Headmaster and CEO of Eltham College Family of Schools, with the Head of Blackheath Prep, seek to appoint an exceptional Facilities Manager to ensure our premises are well managed and maintained providing excellent facilities for school, community and commercial use with a safe and welcoming environment for all at Blackheath Prep. The Facilities Manager reports to the Head of Facilities within the Eltham College Family of Schools and is responsible for the day to day security, maintenance and upkeep of the school buildings and grounds. . Main Duties To include but not limited to: Act as the schools designated Fire Officer and Competent Person. Keep updated with current regulations in all areas. To promote a positive and effective culture of health and safety across the school. Inspect the school site regularly, act on and report any Health and Safety non-compliance to the Head of Facilities. Implement, manage and review risk assessments across the school in conjunction with the Family of Schools Senior Facilities Manager. Coordinate and review daily, weekly and monthly checks completed by the Facilities team. Manage and maintain logs of statutory inspections and services for Gas, Electric, Water, Fire systems (alarms, emergency lights, extinguishers etc), Asbestos, Heating and hot water, Ventilation, Air Con, Playground equipment, Acoustic Wall, Security systems (CCTV and access control), etc. Attend and actively participate in H&S committee meetings, addressing concerns raised. Maintain COSHH register, Data sheets and site-specific COSHH risk assessments. Manage Pest control, safeguarding premis